Daily+Agendas+-+March+2013

=Daily Agendas -- March 2013=

[ 03.27.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Neuse River Anthology revisions" -- Answer both parts:
 * Based on the feedback you received, what changes (if any) do you plan to make to your Neuse River Anthology submission?
 * What grammar issues might you need to address in your submission and/or author/artist note?
 * Discuss author/artist notes
 * What inspired you to make this particular work?
 * How does your work capture/embody the uniqueness of Craven County?
 * What does Craven County mean to you?
 * Discuss the anthology templates
 * For [[file:written work template.doc|written work]] (e.g. short stories, non-fiction, poetry, song lyrics, etc.)
 * For [[file:visual art template.doc|visual art]] (e.g. sketches, paintings, photos, video, sculpture, etc.)
 * PWT for Neuse River Anthology
 * Make revisions/edits
 * Write/revise author/artist note
 * Begin laying out your submission
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 4-9 -- create one bookmark per chapter, including two vocab words from each chapter
 * Neuse River Anthology final draft and author/artist note due April 10 (Wednesday after we return from Spring Break)

[ 03.26.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "EOC QOTD" -- Read and complete today's Daily Dose of EOC. Be advised: this question is somewhat different than what you've seen in the past. (You'll be fine.)
 * Discuss TKAM exposition organizer (in teams, then with class)
 * Continue reading
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 3; create bookmark with two vocabulary words
 * Bring any materials needed to work on Neuse River Anthology tomorrow

[ 03.25.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: Prepare for peer conferencing on your Neuse River Anthology submission by doing the following.
 * Locate the "Peer conferencing form" document in the "RWWS student documents" > "Organizers" folder on Google Drive. Make a copy and place it in your RWWS folder. Rename the new document to include your name in parentheses -- for example -- //Peer conferencing form (John Student)//.
 * Complete the plus/delta chart and select two questions (from the Peer Conferencing page) that you would like your reviewers to answer.
 * Share your peer conferencing form with both shoulder partners (the students to your right and left) so that they can access it through Google Drive.
 * Neuse River Anthologypeer conferencing
 * Swap submissions with your shoulder partner
 * Read/view
 * Complete the peer conferencing form
 * Repeat with your other shoulder partner
 * Homework: complete the exposition organizer (also found in "RWWS student documents" > "Organizers" folder on Google Drive -- make your own copy)

[ 03.22.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: look over vocab list 04 in preparation for the quiz.
 * Vocab Quiz 04
 * Share current events
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 2 -- create bookmark including two vocab words (in addition to the other sections)
 * Finish Neuse River Anthology submission -- due Monday

[ 03.21.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: look over vocab list 04 in preparation for BLUFF.
 * BLUFF
 * PWT for Neuse River Anthology
 * Homework:
 * Study vocab
 * Current event due tomorrow

[ 03.20.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Growing up" -- Write about a time when you felt that you had "grown up" -- an experience in which you did things you couldn't before or came to know things you hadn't before. Explain what happened and how you felt in detail.
 * Browse photos documenting the Depression and Jim Crow and freewrite
 * Distribute To Kill a Mockingbird books and discuss need-to-knows based on current knowledge
 * Begin reading
 * Homework:
 * Read TKAM ch. 1 -- make bookmark, including two vocab words
 * Bring materials for Neuse River Anthology tomorrow
 * Current event due Friday

[ 03.19.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: complete all parts below.
 * Look over your notes from the utopia presentations and mentally vote for what you think was the best utopia design. Mr. Smith will tally votes when class starts. You may vote for your own utopia, but keep in mind that your goal is to select the utopia most likely to actually work.
 * In your interactive notebook, respond to both prompts below. Title them "Inequality."
 * Write about a time you were treated unfairly. Explain the experience -- what happened and how you felt about it -- in detail.
 * Write about a time you treated someone unfairly. Explain the experience -- what happened and how you felt about it -- in detail.
 * Share notes on TKAM background readings in teams and develop team summaries
 * Homework:
 * Vocab slides due tomorrow
 * Current event due Friday

[ 03.18.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Final nine weeks" -- We're in the home stretch! As you begin the final nine-week period of the year, take a moment to reflect by answering each of the questions below.
 * What successes (pluses) did you have during the last nine weeks? Describe in detail.
 * What changes (deltas) do you want to make during the next nine weeks? Describe in detail.
 * What is/are your goal(s) for this nine-week period? Describe in detail.
 * Vocab list 04
 * Discuss TKAM anticipation guide
 * Begin TKAM background reading assignment
 * Homework:
 * Read your assigned article and create dual-entry notes
 * Teams 1, 3, and 5 -- "The Depression in the United States: An Overview"
 * Teams 2, 4, and 6 -- "What Was Jim Crow?"
 * Vocab slides due Wednesday
 * Current event due Friday

[ 03.14.2013 ]

 * Finish your page of the CEC RWWS Student Showcase wiki
 * Continue working on your Neuse River Anthology submission
 * Complete **part one** of the //To Kill A Mockingbird// anticipation guide (found in the "RWWS Student Documents" folder on Google Drive)
 * Homework:
 * Finish **part one** of the TKAM anticipation guide for Monday
 * Remember that you do not have to come to school tomorrow unless you have a scheduled student showcase appointment

[ 03.13.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: What is RWWS?
 * Work on CEC RWWS Student Showcasewiki
 * Join the wiki using the link at the top of the page
 * Find your page and click "edit" in the upper right corner
 * Add the following:
 * 2-3 things you've learned so far this year
 * One thing you still hope to learn (or improve on) during the rest of the year
 * 2-3 assignments you're especially proud of (uploaded to the wiki if possible; if not, upload a photo)
 * Format your page any way you wish -- be creative, have fun, and go above and beyond!
 * Homework:
 * Your page of the CEC RWWS Student Showcase wiki must be done by the end of class on Thursday -- this will count as your first assignment of the 4th nine weeks, and is worth 150 points
 * Work on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week due to Student Showcase

[ 03.12.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: be ready to present
 * Continue utopia project presentations
 * Homework:
 * Work on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week due to Student Showcase

[ 03.11.2013 ]

 * Warm-up:
 * Prepare to present (open your presentation, etc.)
 * Complete the self/teammate evaluation for yourself and each of your teammates
 * Present utopia projects and vote
 * Homework:
 * Work on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week due to Student Showcase

[ 03.08.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: Have your materials out and be ready to work on your utopia project.
 * Work time for utopia project
 * Homework:
 * Continue working on utopia project -- due March 11
 * Quiz corrections and/or writing revisions due March 11 -- **If you failed a quiz or paper, Mr. Smith strongly suggests you correct and/or revise. Correct your lowest-scoring quizzes first; these will have the greatest impact on your grade.**
 * Continue working on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25

[ 03.07.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Presentation rubric" -- Complete both parts:
 * Look over the [[file:CCSGP presentation rubric.pdf|Graduation Project presentation rubric]], which will be used to evaluate your utopia project sales pitches. (Ignore the "Self-Reflection" section as it is not relevant to your project.) In your own words, explain what makes a high-quality presentation according to this rubric's guidelines.
 * What similarities/connections do you see between this rubric and the Poetry Out Loud criteria that we discussed earlier this year? Explain.
 * Review GP presentation rubric
 * Work time for utopia project
 * Homework:
 * Continue working on utopia project -- due March 11
 * Quiz corrections and/or writing revisions due March 11 -- **If you failed a quiz or paper, Mr. Smith strongly suggests you correct and/or revise. Correct your lowest-scoring quizzes first; these will have the greatest impact on your grade.**
 * Continue working on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week

[ 03.06.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Top Two Problems" -- In your interactive notebook, list what you think are the two main problems with the societies in //Fahrenheit 451// and //Anthem//. For each, briefly explain why you think these problems are significant. Be ready to share with your teams and the class.
 * Compile list of dystopian problems
 * Work time for utopia project
 * Homework:
 * Continue working on utopia project -- due March 11
 * Quiz corrections and/or writing revisions due March 11 -- If you failed a quiz or paper, Mr. Smith strongly suggests you correct and/or revise.
 * Continue working on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week

[ 03.05.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Utopia project to-do" -- What is your next individual task for the utopia project? If you're not sure, quietly talk to your team members.
 * Discuss how to write a director's/artist's note (for those doing non-written submissions)
 * View [[file:Death of a Salesman director's notes.pdf|Mr. Smith's example]]
 * Consider the following questions:
 * Why is the subject of your work important to you?
 * What was your purpose and/or goal in creating this artistic work?
 * What symbolism (or other literary techniques) does it contain, and why did you use them?
 * What do you want those who see your work to think, experience, and/or be inspired to do?
 * What theme (AKA universal truth or "big idea") does your work communicate?
 * Work on Neuse River Anthology submissions -- if you are unable to work on your actual submission, begin writing your director's/artist's note (which should be around one page in length)
 * If finished, work on the utopia project
 * Homework:
 * Continue working on utopia project -- due March 11
 * Quiz corrections and/or writing revisions due March 11 -- If you failed a quiz or paper, Mr. Smith strongly suggests you correct and/or revise.
 * Continue working on Neuse River Anthology -- submissions due March 25
 * No vocab or current events this week

[ 03.04.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: "Neuse River Anthology status check" -- Answer all parts:
 * What are you working on for the Neuse River Anthology? Describe your submission in 3-5 sentences.
 * Do a plus/delta of your submission so far. What has gone well, and what needs revision/additional work?
 * On a scale from 1-10, with 1 being "very little/nothing done" and 10 being "totally finished," how much progress have you made on your submission?
 * Share Neuse River Anthology submissions with teammates and get feedback
 * Create individual schedules for completing submissions by March 25 (using template on Google Drive)
 * Homework:
 * Bring materials tomorrow in order to work on Neuse River Anthology
 * Continue working on utopia project (due March 11)
 * All quiz corrections due by March 11
 * No vocab or current events this week

[ 03.01.2013 ]

 * Warm-up: review vocab words for the quiz. If you have flash cards, have them out on your desk so Mr. Smith can check them.
 * Vocab Quiz 03
 * Share current events
 * Homework: continue working on utopia project